PSYREFLECT

Issue #56

July 16, 2026

#1Research

Ranking Brain Stimulation for Depression: Bilateral Protocols and Focused Ultrasound Come Out on Top

For a depressive episode, the ranking preliminarily favors bilateral prefrontal stimulation, and the older left-sided high-frequency default is no longer the automatic choice.

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#2Research

Timing Is the Dose: Morning Bright Light Reaches Anhedonia in Depression

Same lamp, same lux, same thirty minutes – given in the morning, the effect on anhedonia stands out; the circadian clock, not the mood score, seems to be the target.

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#3Tool

Eleven Items to Flag Borderline Features in Early Adolescence

A total of 26 or more is a reason to assess, never a diagnosis to hand out.

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#4Industry

Medicare Puts Digital Therapeutics on the Fee Schedule – and Adds ADHD for 2026

The largest public payer for America's oldest patients has decided that validated software is a billable clinical tool, not wellness content.

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#5Industry

When Burnout Reaches the Chart: Moscow Data on Psychiatrist Distress and Inpatient Care

Burnout is not only a clinician's private burden – in these records it showed up as more correctors, more polypharmacy, and longer stays for the patients in that clinician's care.

emotional burnoutpsychiatric workforcequality of careRussia
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#6Resource

ISTSS 42nd Annual Meeting: the field's global trauma-science forum, San Antonio, September 2026

ISTSS is the field's flagship global trauma-science congress, and its income-tiered registration means four days of calibrating against the primary literature are not reserved for well-funded Western institutions.

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Issue #56 | PsyReflect